Yohanan Danino

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Yohanan Danino

Rav Nitzav Yohanan Danino (Hebrew: יוחנן דנינו‎; b. 1959) is an Israeli police officer who has served since May 1, 2011 as the 17th chief of the Israel Police. Among other posts, he has led the Unit of International Crime Investigations and the police's Southern Command. He was also involved in high-profile investigations against top politicians, including Ehud Olmert, Avraham Hirschson and Avigdor Lieberman.

Personal life

Danino was born in Ashkelon to a religious family and studied in the Or Etzion Yeshiva.[1] His parents, Israel and Lisa, were both school teachers. He currently resides in Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut and is married with four children.[citation needed]

Military and police career

Danino served in the Israel Defense Forces until 1982 in the Paratroopers Brigade, after which he joined the Israel Police[2] and studied law at Tel Aviv University. During his studies, he was charged with managing the volunteer base of the Civil Guard. He then became a prosecutor on behalf of the police and went on to head the investigations office of the Sharon sub-district.[1] In 1998, he became the deputy commander of a new unit that fought car theft, and during his tenure the number of thefts decreased significantly. In 2002 he was appointed to command the Unit of International Crime Investigations, and later helped found Lahav 433.[2]

From 2006 to 2008, Danino headed the Investigations Department. During his term, he was involved in the investigations of then-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, then-president Moshe Katzav and then-finance and justice ministers, Avraham Hirschson and Haim Ramon.[2] He also led the investigation against Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman.[3] From December 2008 to May 2011, Danino headed the police's Southern Command.[2] During his tenure, he presided over the demolition of an illegal mosque in Rahat, which generated great controversy among Israeli Arabs,[1] but Danino countered that refraining from the demolition would deal a severe blow to the rule of law in Israel.[4]

Term as Police Chief

Danino replaced Dudi Cohen as chief of the Israel Police on May 1, 2011. He was praised by the Internal Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovich, for fighting for the rights of police officers, among other things.[3] His appointment was opposed by the Movement for Quality Government in Israel, pending a State Comptroller investigation into Danino's involvement in an affair that involved the assassination of two police agents.[5] The movement petitioned the High Court of Justice against Danino's appointment, but the petition was rejected.[6]

As his first acts as police commander, Danino split the Northern District of the police into two (Haifa, and the Galilee and Golan) and appointed a number of new commanders for the districts.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Koriel, Ilana; Magenzi, Aviel (December 19, 2010). "The Next Commissioner – Who Is Yohanan Danino?". Ynet. Retrieved 2011-05-01.  (Hebrew)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lappin, Yaakov (May 1, 2011). "Danino Officially Sworn In as Chief of Israel Police". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2011-05-01. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Medzini, Ronen (May 1, 2011). "Danino Takes Office as New Police Chief". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2011-05-01. 
  4. ↑ Koriel, Ilana (November 7, 2010). "General Strike in Rahat: "[We] Do Not Belong to the State of Israel"". Ynet. Retrieved 2011-05-01.  (Hebrew)
  5. ↑ Sharvit, Noam (April 11, 2011). "Sources Assassination Failure: "Significant Deficiencies in Police Operation"". Ma'ariv. Retrieved 2011-05-01.  (Hebrew)
  6. ↑ Ashkenazi, Avi (May 1, 2011). "New Era in the Police: Danino Assumes Post". Ma'ariv. Retrieved 2011-05-01.  (Hebrew)
  7. ↑ Lappin, Yaakov (May 3, 2011). "New Police Chief Makes Sweeping Changes". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2011-05-03. 
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